{"id":48770,"date":"2023-03-09T15:55:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T15:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=48770"},"modified":"2023-03-09T15:55:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T15:55:38","slug":"renowned-broad-lane-pub-fagans-set-to-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/renowned-broad-lane-pub-fagans-set-to-reopen\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Broad Lane pub &#8216;Fagan&#8217;s&#8217; set to reopen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of Sheffield&#8217;s most renowned pubs is reopening today after a month and a half hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fagan&#8217;s, formerly known as The Barrel, is set to open its doors again after former Landlords Tom and Barbara Boulding poured their final pints at the end of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair took the decision to retire in September, capping off 37 years of running the famous city centre pub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Snow? 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